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Haq sent home following race-related tweet

Scotland's Majid Haq has been sent home from the Cricket World Cup after making a race-related remark on Twitter.

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Scotland have sent Majid Haq home from the Cricket World Cup
after the off-spinner violated their code of conduct by making a
race-related remark on Twitter.

Prior to his country's defeat to Sri Lanka on Wednesday, in
which he did not feature, Haq - Scotland's leading wicket-taker and
appearance maker - tweeted: "Always tougher when your [sic] in the
minority!! #colour #race"

The post was later deleted, although a Cricket Scotland
statement confirmed Haq would miss his country's final game of the
tournament.

"Following a breach of Cricket Scotland's internal code of
conduct, international team member Majid Haq is travelling home
from the ICC World Cup," the organisation stated on their
website.

"No further statement will be issued until internal processes
have been completed in due course."

Scotland have lost all five of their Pool A matches so far and
face co-hosts Australia on Saturday.